Causes of Death
Number of Deaths
Number of Deaths
Adjusted Ratec
Adjusted Ratec
From
1985a Ratec
1990b Mercer County Selected Causes of Death
|
Selected Causes of Death |
1985a Number of Deaths |
1990b Number of Deaths |
1985a Adjusted Ratec |
1990b Adjusted Ratec |
% Difference
1990b Ratec From 1985a Ratec |
SI* |
| Diseases of the Heart | 3,075 | 2,769 | 401.6 | 342.8 | -14.6 | * |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 1,537 | 1,705 | 197.7 | 213.2 | 7.9 | |
| Lung Cancer | 453 | 501 | 57.9 | 63.3 | 9.3 | |
| Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) | 524 | 464 | 67.8 | 56.3 | -16.9 | |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 437 | 455 | 56.4 | 56.3 | -0.3 | |
| Unintentional Injuries | 364 | 339 | 52.8 | 52.6 | -0.4 | |
| Intentional Injuries | 190 | 190 | 28.5 | 31.1 | 9.3 | |
| Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) | 38,082 | 34,108 | 6,788.6 | 6,938.2 | 2.2 | * |
a. 1985 represents aggregated data from 1981-90;
b. 1990 represents aggregated data from 1986-95.
c. Rate per 100,000 adjusted by age and sex to the 1990 U.S. population
* An asterisk (*) indicates a statistically significant differences between 1985 and 1990.
** Numbers are too small for a valid comparison.
Health Statistics Center
Office of Epidemiology and Health Promotion
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
Comments
See Introduction for explanation of tables.
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Last updated 08/06/97.